The Decline of Sbarro...What Happened?

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Published 2020-02-19
Sbarro is a major U.S. pizza chain that you probably know best from their delicious smelling pizza stands inside shopping malls. Well, they haven't been doing well lately, evidenced by their multiple bankruptcy filings over the past decade. This video attempts to explain what happened.

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All Comments (21)
  • "The Decline of Sbarro...What Happened? " Charging $4.89 for ONE slice of pizza that's been sitting under a hot lamp for 48mins. That's what happened.
  • @Wooster77
    They could merge with Subway and call it Subarro.
  • @johnellis5828
    I was a general manager for Sbarro in Hawaii. The upper management was CLUELESS on how to operate a restaurant. My area manager especially. He had some good managers below him, so he looked "okay" numbers-wise, but was truly clueless about how a restaurant worked.
  • @solomongrim982
    This guy that is presenting this content is alright with me. Very informative without coming across snobish or aloof. I honestly, automatically get in a good mood when I watch Company Man he has a Mr. Roger's quality about him and true fan's of Mr.Roger's know that is a genuine compliment to this content creator. I wish him success and growth of his brand.
  • @DreSama336
    Why? Charging 6.50 for a slice of room temp Pizza that’s why
  • @ME-hm7zm
    We used to have a saying: "No one ever plans to go to Sbarro, you just kind of end up there."
  • @Dominus4776
    I don't think their pizza is any worse than a typical chain. It's pretty good if you can manage to get it fresh out the oven
  • @KennieBby
    I actually like Sbarro as a kid. It was the only pizza place in the mall, and like others have commented, the slices were huge. We also had one on my college campus - UNR - but this was several years ago. I’m not a pizza connoisseur, but I enjoyed it and idk if it’s the nostalgia or me actually liking the pizza, but I crave it at times. Too bad the nearest one is about 20 miles out from me
  • How come company man always sounds like he is shrugging his shoulders
  • @JustAnotherPest
    1:00 "Along with their three sons: Left, Naples, Italy" Took me a second to realize you weren't naming them off.
  • @auxc.6805
    I remember going to this place in a mall when I was a kid with my father. It’s one of the best core memories I’ve had with him. I wish time could go in reverse. Truly one of a kind moments back in the day that cannot be replicated now due to social media.
  • What’s craziest about the decline of Sbarro is the number of restaurants that have tried to copy their model. There’s a place called “Slices” here in Seattle that does the exact same thing of leaving pre-cooked pizzas out all day and re-heating them when someone orders a slice. And they charge nearly $10 per slice. It’s ridiculous.
  • @alphakub
    Funny enough, the Sbarro at the local mall closed about five years ago and became a hummus shop. After two years, the hummus shop closed and become a Sbarro again!
  • @nocap4739
    Carmela and Gennaro along with their three sons: Left, Naples, Italy.
  • @conradblume4274
    EXCELLENT channel! You should do a video on how you research these companies
  • @Tirleaf
    Personally, I really liked Sbarro pizza, the stuffed pepperoni and sausage, with extra marinara sauce on top. At the time, that was favorite pizza, second only to Numero Uno pizza. Always made a point of stopping by and getting my fix whenever in a mall. Rarely ordered the "traditional" pizza slices, but do not recall it ever being bad. Damn! Now I have a craving for some Sbarro 😁
  • @Gaudy6523
    Each time I smell a Sbarro in a mall, I'm reminded that I haven't Sbarro in a while. Each time I have Sbarro, I'm reminded of just why I haven't had Sbarro in a while...
  • @yeln4tsmusic
    Because they lost one of their biggest clients Michael Scott
  • @airborneace
    A trip to the mall wasnt complete without a slice from Sbarro growing up
  • @robertbeckman2054
    I agree with most of what you said concerning the quality and taste. BUT, this one time, I was at the SLC airport and it was breakfast time as I was waiting for a flight. A Sbarro’s just opened up for the day. I ordered and ate in quick fashion the freshest, most delicious Stromboli I’ve EVER had. Damn, that was good.